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I think the lasers are better suited, because their ammunition is electricity. It's cheaper, but we have yet to see them on the battlefield.
Lasers are probably going to come out of testing to be the go-to defence against drone swarms in not too long. As you say, they would do what the Gepard is doing, but even better (at least against small drones), they just need to be finished first.
They're still in a prototype phase, as they still have issues with power supply and heat.